importing countrymeans the country to which the pharmaceutical product is to be exported;
pharmaceutical productmeans any product of the pharmaceutical sector, including medicinal products as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, active ingredients and diagnostic kits ex vivo;
rights-holdermeans the holder of any patent or supplementary protection certificate in relation to which a compulsory licence has been applied for under this Regulation;